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Page 26
... mass of the people . It tolerated slums , un- employment and a cowardly foreign policy . Yes , but so did public opinion . It was a stagnant period , and its natural leaders were mediocrities . In spite of the campaigns of a few ...
... mass of the people . It tolerated slums , un- employment and a cowardly foreign policy . Yes , but so did public opinion . It was a stagnant period , and its natural leaders were mediocrities . In spite of the campaigns of a few ...
Page 41
... mass - production of cheap clothes and improvements in housing . So far as outward appearance goes , the clothes of rich and poor , especially in the case of women , differ far far less than they did thirty or even fifteen years ago ...
... mass - production of cheap clothes and improvements in housing . So far as outward appearance goes , the clothes of rich and poor , especially in the case of women , differ far far less than they did thirty or even fifteen years ago ...
Page 55
... mass of the people are now ready for the vast changes that are necessary ; but those changes have not even begun to happen . England is a family with the wrong members in control . Almost entirely we are governed by the rich , and by ...
... mass of the people are now ready for the vast changes that are necessary ; but those changes have not even begun to happen . England is a family with the wrong members in control . Almost entirely we are governed by the rich , and by ...
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